Gn4b\ y%% v Ueel% 专辑名称：Off The Radar
ITUl -L4xE 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
0N_ Da N 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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0(0 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
vb!KuI!:p 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
<qx-%6 推荐指数：4星
&>{L"{ 4HAfTQ 1G 专辑介绍：
B4=gMVp1 p*A//^wQ Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
[ ]NAV Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
a*`J]{3G his little pop masterpieces.
_35?z"0 TkykI Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
m6}"g[nN polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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$xqphhBg intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
71eD~fNdx underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
ax$0J|}7 as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
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#G- bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
,Tpds ^ Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
}9'rTLM its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
I".r`$XZ accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
bte e;3` mineral water.
_3`{wzM A >kd2GZe^_J The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
RS$e^_ W truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
*@/! h2 laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
=3sBWDB[ and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
b d9]' younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
%3Y&D] and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
+Dk sWb D Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
u=A&n6Q[Vo If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
lQldW|S> seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
C;M.dd Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
_yumUk-QW If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
B$sB 1M0q be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
g!i\ AMG? heartbreak.
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`U.h^V The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
= rFgOdj lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
J*IC&jH: than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
" JzQCY^C but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
l_Mi'}j kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
icLf; @ his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
}D-h=,]; doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
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o*& D; in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
O+ ~.p "$#X [ . Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
[9| 8p$ polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
bAS('R;4 affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
huVw+vAA your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
}+ ";W) R comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
,[fn? s r his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
T*YbmI]4 of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
> b9nc\~ welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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}RkRA $v|/*1S ?1%/G< Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
(pY'v / a- 0}' \;w$ "@9 曲目列表：
L0ZgxG3:g B I9~% dm 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
B^4D`0G[4 2. Be The One
H8^U!"~E 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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4. There's A World
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5. The Toothbrush Song
Obl']Hr{y9 6. Off The Radar
;Od;q]G7L 7. Old Friend
?NazfK 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
RS`]>K3t 9. Mystery Star
_)4YxmK% 10. Amorino
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Q_e 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
XwlA W7lU= 12. Footprints
